It’s wintertime, and the heat is on! It’s easy to focus on the furnace this time of year, but that is only one piece of your home’s heating system. Just as important are your HVAC ducts. Clean ducts are key to maintaining an efficient heating system and the overall health of your home. When was the last time you cleaned your ductwork?
Duct Cleaning Done Right
For professional duct cleaning services, call The Green Janitor. Simply vacuuming isn’t enough–you need to get deep down inside the ducts to remove dust, dirt, and accumulated debris. We use a specialized fiber-optic “snake” camera allows us to view the entirety of your HVAC ductwork, so you can trust us for a thorough clean. Once we’ve inspected your ducts, we’ll review the video with you so that you can see for yourself the difference our duct cleaning service makes.
If we determine that your ducts need cleaning, we’ll tackle the job using our Rotobrush system. The rotating brush scrubs the inside walls of the ducts, and the hose vacuums loosened dirt and debris away, leaving your ducts spotless. We will then treat your ducts with an eco-friendly (safe for humans and pets) anti-microbial fog to kill bacteria and prevent future growth.
Breathe easy this winter. Give us a call at (877) 248-6242 for your free video inspection.
Green cleaning comes with a multitude of benefits. Here, we’ll take a look at the top 5 reasons to go green.
Better Health with Green Cleaners
Traditional cleansers are made with a slew of harsh chemicals that can irritate health conditions such as allergies and asthma. Green cleaning is typically milder, and eco-friendly products are held to a strict standard to protect you and your family, providing a healthier home.
Eco-friendly Products and Equipment Protect the Environment
Green cleaning helps to decrease air pollution, water pollution, ozone depletion, and global climate change. It’s what they were explicitly designed to do. We use the latest technology, which is constantly improving year over year.
Enhance Your Reputation by Going Green
Social consciousness has become a desirable business characteristic. Going green is a great way to show your employees that you’re committed to health, well-being, and the environment while attracting potential clients and business partners.
Eco-friendly and Cost-effective
Green living has a reputation for being expensive, but believe it or not, many eco-friendly cleansers are less expensive than their traditional counterparts. Save money and the environment by going green!
Safer Green Cleaning Products
If you have cleaning sensitivities, or any type of environmental sensitivity in general, you’ll want to explore the green cleaning option.
Traditional cleaning products are often harsh, and can result in chemical burns. Green cleansers aren’t corrosive and meet strict standards regarding inhalation toxicity, combustibility and skin absorption. In addition, many traditional products contain antibacterial components. This may sound good at first, but the truth is they may be doing more harm than good. Studies have shown that antibacterial soaps are no more effective than regular soaps, and can actually contribute to the rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Protect your home, business, and loved ones by going green today.
Let’s be blunt. Most people wait way too long to clean their carpets, and vacuuming isn’t always enough. Manufacturers recommend cleaning carpets at least once a year to keep them intact and looking their best. When was the last time you cleaned your carpet?
Why Do You Need to Clean Your Carpet Each Year?
There are a number of reasons why it’s important to clean your carpet regularly. For example:
Increased life expectancy: Deep-down dirt can cause carpet fibers to break down, shortening the lifespan of your carpet.
Stain removal: Stop worrying about how to conceal those unsightly marks. Professional carpet cleaning can ensure removal of most stubborn stains.
A more hygienic environment: Regular carpet cleaning will eliminate dust, soil, and other debris, as well as mites and bacteria that could trigger allergies and other health problems.
Improved appearance: Even older carpets can look refreshed after a professional cleaning.
Pets
We all love our pets, but they can certainly take a toll on our carpets. Dander, hair, and dust can accumulate, causing odors and making your carpet look dull. If you have a pet in your home, it may be necessary to clean your carpet more frequently than once a year. Most experts recommend cleaning your carpet every 6 to 12 months — more often if your pet has bladder or urinary issues.
Kids
A large family can be warm and inviting, but it also means more foot traffic. If you have children in your home, it is suggested that you clean your carpet approximately every 9 months to eliminate dirt and bacteria, and to keep it looking its best.
Superior Carpet Cleaning
The Green Janitor offers professional-grade eco-friendly carpet cleaning. We use cutting-edge technology that is not only environmentally safer than traditional methods, but that also results in a cleaner carpet!
To learn more about our carpet cleaning process, contact us for a free quote. Call 1-877-248-6242 today!
Spring cleaning can be a daunting task, but there’s no reason to dread it with these tips from The Green Janitor:
Tip#1: Use a Checklist
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by spring cleaning. There’s so much to do–where to even start?! Organizing each task in a checklist can help you to prioritize what needs to be done, and to make the job much easier to manage. Try this printable checklist from Martha Stewart.
Tip#2: Have a Spring Cleaning Party
Invite a few friends over, throw on some music, and divvy up the tasks! Whether you’re organizing your closets or catching up on that honey-do list, you’re bound to have a lot more fun with friends around. You provide the food and drinks, and they’ll bring conversation and helping hands. The time will fly by, and your home will be sparkling before you know it. Start off by making some DIY cleansers. When you’re done with your chore list, you can take the party on the road and help your friends with theirs. They’ll thank you for being such a great host!
Tip#3: Call in the Pros
For certain cleaning jobs, you need the professionals. These jobs include:
And yes, The Green Janitor offers full home cleaning services, if you’d like one of our trusted professionals to take care of your home on a regular basis. So if the spring cleaning tip you’re looking for is how to skip spring cleaning, you just found the answer… let us handle it!
pictured above: Our high-tech air duct video diagnosis tool gives customers a free, fair look at just how dirty their ducts really are.
There are many professional cleaning companies to choose from. Some are small mom-and-pop operations, others are large franchises or corporations with thousands of employees. Which company is right for you?
When choosing a company you need to carefully consider a few questions:
Can I trust my cleaners?
People you have never met are going to be in your home with access to practically everything in it. Even if they are trustworthy, mistakes can be made if employees do not treat your property with the utmost care. Who do you trust to be in your home, cleaning your personal property?
Will I get personal service?
The larger the corporation, the more customer resources at their disposal… but that doesn’t necessarily mean the quality of customer care is going to be what you’d expect. The truth is, when you can deal directly with your cleaners on a personal and professional level, your satisfaction is guaranteed to increase. It’s that personal touch that makes all the difference.
Do they have the equipment?
This is where the tables turn, and the mom-and-pops are at a disadvantage. Professional cleaning equipment is very expensive to purchase and maintain. You need a company that has the resources to acquire or at least rent all the necessary equipment, or you could end up with service that fails to meet your expectations. Smaller companies lack the efficiency that comes with a large collection of high-quality cleaning technology and supplies.
Who offers the best balance of value and service?
In our humble opinion, companies like ours hit the sweet spot between the big boys and the small fries. We are a PuroClean franchise, but also an independent cleaning company with our own long track record of success. We have all the latest green cleaning technology, and the power of a major national professional cleaning franchise behind us. At the same time, we are small enough to offer the personal service you would expect from a local business. We are well-trusted in the community as our many happy customers will tell you.
We wish you the best of luck in your search for a professional cleaning company, please drop us a line if you have any questions for us that can help you make a decision. Our cleaning experts are by the phone waiting for your call.
What makes us — or anyone for that matter — the best janitor in town?
Here are the top three reasons we think our business clients choose The Green Janitor for professional janitorial services:
1. Trust
Offices are full of sensitive data and valuable equipment. Cleaners arrive after hours, with special security clearance, when nobody is around to monitor them. Did they cut corners? Or worse, is something missing?
Companies routinely hire cleaning companies with high turnover and low morale, a recipe for mistrust. We pay our staff well and specifically seek out people who already have a track record of being trustworthy.
The best office janitor in your city or town will be the one staffed by the kind of people you’d trust to housesit for a week — responsible, attentive and happy to help. This is why most of our leads come from word-of-mouth — we are trusted throughout the community.
2. Service (The Extra Mile)
“What do you do to go the extra mile when cleaning offices?” is a good question to ask if you’re wondering how to compare office janitors.
The difference between a cleaner and a professional cleaner is “the extra mile”. Virtually anyone can clean an office, but will they clean an office like they do it for a living? Professional cleaners will find opportunities to improve the cleanliness of a space and exceed client expectations. It’s what separates a good cleaning job from a great cleaning job.
Every cleaner should be removing cobwebs, but will they treat the area with non-toxic insecticide so the spiders and cobwebs don’t come back?
Every cleaner has a checklist of cleaning tasks, but will they customize their checklist with your special requests?
Will they straighten crooked equipment and artwork? Will they stow cables and chairs neatly under desks? It’s those little touches that add up to a professional cleaning job.
3. Value
Ultimately, we’re talking about cleaning a business, and a business has got to be all about the bottom line.
But the question is not “Who is the cheapest janitor?” but “Who is the best janitor?” If you go with the cheapest, you almost certainly are making a compromise in trust and service.
For us, trust is non-negotiable. We simply don’t think business owners should be hiring a cleaning company unless their management can personally vouch for the trustworthiness of every last staff member.
If you find more than one company you feel you can trust, compare pricing in the context of service. What are you getting for your money? Who will go the extra mile?
If you’re asking those questions in the Hudson Valley area, those questions are easy, since we’re the answer! To office cleaning seekers in other parts of the globe — good luck with your search.
By now, most Hudson Valley offices have gone green to save the environment as much as their bottom lines. The environmentally friendly choice is often the cost-conscious choice too. Here are ten simple ways your business can “green” your office:
1. Turn off equipment when it’s not being used. Turning off computers at the end of the day will conserve considerable energy.
2. Use clearly defined recycling stations, and encourage your employees to recycle paper, plastics, aluminum, glass, etc.
3. Only print documents if absolutely essential. Instead of printing multiple copies of a document for a presentation, circulate the document, circulate the document digitally. When printing is necessary, produce double-sided documents whenever possible.
4. Shop around for a paper supplier with maximum available recyclable content.
5. Do not leave faucets dripping. One drop per second wastes over 2,500 gallons of water per year.
6. Replace or have your cleaning service replace trash liners only when they are soiled from wet trash, ripped or broken.
7. Encourage employees to bring in a personal mug or glass instead of using multiple paper or Styrofoam cups each time they drink a cup of water or coffee.
8. Purchase garbage bags or liners that contain at least 10% post-consumer used material.
9. Check all office equipment to ensure energy-efficiency options are enabled. Most modern devices with high energy demands are equipped with energy-saving features.
10. Encourage your cleaning company to use non-toxic cleaning solutions or methods. (Hint: If they don’t offer this solution, hire us.)
